Media Production

Admissions

For further information on deadline dates, English language proficiency and the online application, please visit or contact the Graduate Admissions Office, www.ryerson.ca/graduate/admissions/.

Minimum Academic Requirement

• Four-year honours Bachelor's degree (or equivalent), preferably in a media related field
  
• Minimum GPA of 3.0 / 4.33 (B), or equivalent, in the final half of the program
  

The ideal advanced student for this program will have a strong undergraduate media education, a demonstrated knowledge of the production tools of some form of media production as well as media production or business/management experience. The program may also accept highly motivated individuals from other fields of study with a desire to develop intensive knowledge in our disciplines.

Note, the M.A. in Media Production program is no longer accepting international applications for the September 2013 intake.

Program Specific Documents

In addition to the general requirements for admission to the Graduate School at Ryerson, the Masters in Media Production program requires the following materials:

A Written Statement About Your Project Proposal

Please answer the following questions in your written statement:

1. Outline the media production or major research paper you would like to do in the Master of Arts in Media Production program, and why you would like to produce it. This is your proposal abstract and should take about 100 to 150 words to describe.

2. Explain how this project is innovative (why it is something that has not been done before), and how it demonstrates excellence in media production.

3. Name two mentors or media outlets that would be interested in or benefit from your work (industrial/academic/cultural). Explain why. Describe how it will inform current academic research in your area of interest, or contribute to the body of knowledge within the industry or cultural studies that you are intending to advance. Please include references to back up your explanation.

4. When your production is completed, what tangible research and/or benefits from its execution can be ‘given back’ to the industry or the academic domain? In what way will it be new and innovative research, or explore a current issue in the Canadian media production industry.

5. Explain how you will benefit by completing this project and how it will help you develop your career.

A Resume

This should note your career achievements, including any prior production and/or media management experience.

Letters of Recommendation

Two Letters of Recommendation are required for each application. The two recommendations should be from academic referees – former professors or research supervisors familiar with applicant’s abilities. One recommendation may be substituted with a professional letter from a previous employer.

Portfolio

This can be in written or audio/video/multimedia form. The committee will read your written work, examine several minutes of your video or audio submission, navigate your web design, or otherwise inspect your portfolio as appropriate. For larger production material, we encourage you to provide edited excerpts. Along with your media submission, please enclose a statement describing the process underlying the development of the submission itself. If your work has been professionally critiqued or presented in a public forum, please include this in your portfolio.

Electronic portfolio submissions are strongly preferred. Applicants are encouraged to use online posting sites. For online material, please include the URL in your portfolio file.

Important Note: The admissions online portal will only accept one portfolio file.

If you encounter difficulty uploading your portfolio, however, you may also mail a hard copy to our Graduate Admissions Office (Graduate Admissions Office, Ryerson University, 350 Victoria St., Toronto, ON M5B 2K3). Note, do not send your portfolio to the Media Production program office.
All other admission materials must be emailed to the Graduate Admissions Office.

To review a listing of all required documents, please refer to the Material Checklist.